Sean McBride earned his 300th victory as a head soccer coach at Homewood when the Patriots’ girls varsity team shut out Briarwood 5-0 on Feb. 26.McBride has been a soccer coach at Homewood High School since 2001, when he took over the boys varsity program. He won five state championships with the boys’ team (2003, 2005, 2006, 2014 and 2018) and in 2020 took over as … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Finally! Spain Park softball coach Urse Hawkins finally got to celebrate her milestone 900th career victory. The triumphant moment came Friday when senior pitcher Annabelle Widra tossed a shutout in the Jaguars’ 5-0 victory over Oxford in the Leeds Greenwave Classic. Hawkins, in her 25th season coaching, took the milestone victory in stride. “It just … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Vestavia Hills junior wrestler Zach Flurry was determined that things would be different this time. In the 2020 state tournament, Flurry was pinned by Thompson’s Blaise Albarado in the Class 7A 106-pound championship match.The loss motivated Flurry throughout this season. He moved up to 113 pounds, and when he returned to the state tournament Feb. … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Until 2020, the Oak Mountain boys basketball team had never been to the Alabama High School Athletic Association State Finals. Now, the Eagles are on the verge of making it two straight trips to the Final Four. Oak Mountain (21-9) will play either Hoover or Florence in the Class 7A Northwest Regional final at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Wallace State in … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant When Caroline Leonard’s mother, Missy, signed her up for gymnastics at the age of 4, little did they know that the decision would one day lead to a college scholarship. Leonard signed a gymnastics scholarship with Auburn last November. “My mom put me in the class and I immediately had a passion for it,” Leonard said. “It started out I was just doing it for … [Read more...]